Monday, June 13, 2016

Treasurer Linda L Marchalk announced today the Schuylkill County Treasurer’s Office will begin selling hunting licenses on Monday, June 20, 2016 for the 2016-2017 hunting season.

Hunting licenses will be available for purchase on Monday, June 20, 2016. Please note a price increase of $0.20 per transaction became effective June 1, 2016. Please note the first day to receive antlerless deer license applications, in the pink regulation envelopes, for the residents of Pennsylvania is Monday, July 11, 2016. The first day to receive non-resident antlerless deer license applications is Monday, July 18, 2016. Marchalk says, “My office has four PALS terminals to better facilitate the process of issuing hunting and antlerless deer licenses. I want to remind hunters that huntinglicenses must be purchased prior to sending in for doe licenses.”

The Treasurer’s office is committed to processing doe licenses promptly and efficiently.

Please note any hunter who pays with a money order will receive his or her doe license upon processing and any hunter who pays with a check will receive his or her doe license in the mail approximately three weeks from the date of issue.

Allocations by Wildlife Management Unit (WMU) are as follows, with the allocation from the previous license year appearing in parentheses:

WMU 1A - 46,000 (46,000); WMU 1B - 29,000 (29,000);

WMU 2A - 43,000 (43,000); WMU 2B - 61,000 (61,000);

WMU 2C - 31,000 (31,000); WMU 2D - 55,000 (55,000);

WMU 2E - 21,000 (21,000); WMU 2F - 22,000 (22,000);

WMU 2G - 21,000 (22,000); WMU 2H - 6,000 (6,500);

WMU 3A - 15,000 (19,000); WMU 3B - 28,000 (28,000);

WMU 3C - 36,000 (36,000); WMU 3D - 25,000 (25,000);

WMU 4A - 30,000 (30,000); WMU 4B - 26,000 (26,000);

WMU 4C - 25,000 (25,000); WMU 4D - 34,000 (33,000);

WMU 4E - 25,000 (25,000); WMU 5A - 19,000 (19,000);

WMU 5B - 50,000 (50,000); WMU 5C - 70,000 (70,000);

WMU 5D - 30,000 (24,000).

Be assured that my office is taking the necessary steps to ensure the application process is done in a timely and efficient manner. My staff is available to answer any questions so you can call the office at 570-628-1433.